University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Department of Educational Policy Studies

Seven from School of Education win 2024-25 Teaching Assistant Awards

The 2024-25 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards have been announced, and among the 31 honorees are seven exceptional graduate students from the School of Education. UW–Madison employs over 2,300 teaching assistants (TAs) across a wide range of disciplines. Their contributions to the classroom, lab, and field are essential to the university’s educational mission. To recognize the …

Alumni Q&A: Lindsey Kourafas, Educational Policy Studies

Graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education are enjoying successful careers in fields across the arts, health, and education — and we are excited to share what they are doing today. Following is a Q&A with Lindsey Kourafas, who graduated in 2024 with a BS in Educational Policy Studies. How did you get interested in …

Alumni Q&A: Curtis Feldner, Educational Policy Studies

Graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education are enjoying successful careers in fields across the arts, health, and education — and we are excited to share what they are doing today. Following is a Q&A with Curtis Feldner, who graduated in 2022 with a BS in Educational Policy Studies. How did you get interested in …

Alumni Q&A: Mouna Algahaithi, Educational Policy Studies

Graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education are enjoying successful careers in fields across the arts, health, and education — and we are excited to share what they are doing today. Following is a Q&A with Mouna Algahaithi, who graduated in 2019 with a BS in Educational Policy Studies. How did you get interested in …

UW–Madison’s Baldacchino is author of new book examining Malta’s ‘anomolous state’

UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino has released his 17th book, “Secular Reflections: On a Nation’s Anomaly.” Baldacchino is a professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and an affiliate of the Department of Educational Policy Studies. His work explores art, philosophy, and education, with a particular focus on political theory and cultural critique. In his latest work, …

Five essays by UW–Madison’s Apple named among ‘Best Reviews of the 21st Century’

Five essays by UW–Madison’s Michael W. Apple, the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, were named among the “Best Reviews of the 21st Century” by Education Review, a journal devoted to essay reviews of important books in educational research, theory, policy, and practice. Education Review highlighted Apple’s reviews of …

New book from UW–Madison’s Olneck examines ‘culture wars’ in American education

UW–Madison’s Michael Olneck, a professor emeritus in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is the author of a new book titled, “Culture Wars in American Education: Past and Present Struggles Over the Symbolic Order.”  In this work, Olneck questions the norms and values embedded within U.S. education, exploring whether they contribute to …

Abby Stoa from the School of Education’s Educational Policy Studies major

The UW–Madison School of Education offers academic excellence in areas spanning the arts, health, and education. We are a proud community of innovative leaders, creative thinkers, and fearless trailblazers. Our talented students are committed to making their college experience a meaningful journey that aligns with their interests and helps them achieve their future goals.  Following …

UW–Madison’s Hora weighs ethics of unpaid internships in Learning Well article

UW–Madison’s Matthew T. Hora, an associate professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies and the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, was recently quoted in a Learning Well article examining the debate over unpaid internships. In the article, Hora, who has conducted extensive research on the topic, addressed …

UW–Madison’s Baldacchino co-edits special journal issue examining ‘degrowth’ in education

Is growth always good in education? Or is it possible that can educators and learners benefit — and systems become more sustainable — while consuming less? A special issue of the journal Nordic Studies in Education, co-edited by UW–Madison’s John Baldacchino, examines this question, delving into the concept of “degrowth” in education. In an introduction …